Northern Kingdoms. A Witcher Larp Profile

by Robert Davies | Mar 8, 2019 | LARP Profiles

LARP Group

Northern Kingdoms – A Witcher Larp

Country

UK

LARP Genre

Dark Fantasy set in the world of the Witcher

Who Creates The Characters?

The Player

On Average how tailored is the plot to characters

It Varies

What Makes Your Events Friendly to New Players?

Our simple rules and emphasis on roleplay help is ensure that we can maximise our referees attention on the players not for rules but to develop roleplay. This goes double for new players who may need more assistance getting into the spirit of the game, our crew are friendly and approachable. Any complaints are dealt with there and then to promote a fun and safe environment, well not safe from the monsters anyway.

How Frequently do you run events

We have just ran our first event last November and have two events planned this year in July and October. We plan to run two events per year.

What are the facilities like?

Our first event had hot running water, power and hot drinks for free. we also hire caterers at additional cost to both crew and players.
We aim to have the same types of facilities at sites where we run our events.

Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work

Our players take on the role of mercenaries fighting a war which features in the Witcher 3 game, during events players will tackle the main plot and have the opportunity to take on additional contracts to gain more coin and also further advance their own personal plot(s). All plots and quests can have multiple outcomes which all depends on the players actions or inaction.

Website / URL

https://www.facebook.com/groups/112839639069015/

Contacts Email Address

[email protected]

The Gallery

All images are via the larp photographer Kren Cooper

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Tank Larp – Larping with Armoured Vehicles

by Robert Davies | Feb 7, 2019 | LARP Profiles

LARP Group

Tanklarp live action roleplay

Country

United Kingdom

LARP Genre

Low-fantasy Darkage/Dieselpunk, Larp involving live Military vehicles

Who Creates The Characters?

The Player

On Average how tailored is the plot to characters

A little

What Makes Your Events Friendly to New Players?

We are Low rules, no calls and roleplay rewarding. We have simple and easy/affordable to aquire kit levels that still look the part. Strong emphasis on group play means individual players wont be left out of plot.

How Frequently do you run events

For our first year, we are running one event (5th to 7th July) with the aim to do 2 events a year from 2020 if all goes well

What are the facilities like?

Some plumbed in toilets in farm building near entrance. Catering available through Skian Mhor

Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work

TankLARP is the first larp in the UK to have use of Military vehicles as part of the game.

As a Tanker, learn to drive, shoot and load a machine of war and take it into combat against enemy Tank Aces. As a Trooper, join the fight on the front lines. Troopers will either fight on the front lines against enemy forces or load up into a 10-man APC to be driven to far reaching engagements

A Lone continent, seeded with early humans as a work force for a powerful race of ancient beings. After the exodus, humans were left to their own devices. Their Dark Age resulted in a Magic-industrial revolution involving the element they were brought to mine. Then, the Mechanical Horde arrived. They almost succeeded in ridding the continent of all life until Centra, the human inhabitants of the only functioning Ancient city stood up to stop them. The ensuing calamity resulted in the Mechanical Horde and the Centrans Blinking out of existence, leaving vacant homes, resources and, more importantly, their machines, the only machines usable by humans in the continent.

The Unified Kingdoms of Gulldahn and the Revaaran Empire were the nations that got their hands on the technology first. A meeting of all the nations rulers put down an Accord for war on the continent to help them prepare for more threats like the mechanical horde, meaning war stays away from civilian populaces and more chivalrous than it has been.
Now it is an arms race, the ones to conquer the City of Centra can rule the continent, but other nations, and other forces at work, have their own plans

Website

https://tanklarp.wixsite.com/main?fbclid=IwAR1fAkAgR4Uscvr20hcIMNTCEouu0gz46v0GVi7ehRCf590JwNFTvcCXfY8

https://www.facebook.com/groups/159042898152733/?ref=bookmarks

Contact Email Address

[email protected]

Photograph Gallery

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Schism: A Post Apocalyptic Larp from Canada

by Robert Davies | Jan 26, 2019 | LARP Profiles

Name of Larp Group:

Schism

Country:

Canada

Website:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1421205691477140/

LARP Genre:

Post Apocalyptic

Who Creates The Characters? :

The Players

On Average how tailored is the plot to characters

It Varies

What Makes Your Events Friendly to New Players?

Many reasons really. Beyond the complete envelope of science fiction, horror, and fantasy we pride ourselves on welcoming all people everywhere and giving them a safe space to play and escape from the real world. We also are very SAGA ( Sexual and Gender Acceptance) orientated. The world is a scary place, better to face fake fears to gain the courage to face the ones in the real world.

How Frequently do you run events

Once a month; and no players don’t need to attend every event. We tend to not do game in from December to February, due to winter months here in Canada.

What are the facilities like?

In the middle of a rules update and site relocation, once we find a workable site, we will be running games again.

Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work

A boffer LARP that includes elements of horror, science fiction and fantasy as meat to a post apocalyptic skeletal frame work, it is set in an alternate reality timeline, everything changed in 1947. Roswell is more than just a conspiracy theorist’s wet-dream, it is a nightmare come to life, and the war of the worlds is no longer a great story that Orson Welles terrified the world with. It is a war-time mentality, “every man for themself” meets “we have to work together or none of us will survive.” There are built-in mechanics that create discourse amoungst the various Factions, which can, on occasion erupt into violence.

At the moment, we run day events, and have NPC shifts called Rift watches, where everyone gets a chance to experience the world from “behind the curtain”.

Photographs

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Outbound Hope

by Robert Davies | Jan 13, 2019 | LARP Profiles

Larp Group:

The Outbound Hope Mission

Country:

USA

Larp Genre:

Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Military Fiction

Who Creates The Characters?

The Referee / Organiser

On Average how tailored is the plot to characters?

A Lot

What Makes Events Friendly to New Players?

As this is a blockbuster-style event catering to both experienced and inexperienced larpers, we’re going to begin each event with a tutorial session that includes — among many other things — some basics on improvisational acting and character-building. Our event is deliberately written and designed to be as inclusive to players of various experience levels as possible.

How Frequently do you run events

For our 2019, we will be running two events: November 8-10 and November 15-17. Both events will be relatively identical, but with two different crew of 120 players.

What are the facilities like?

Our event is hosted aboard the USS Edson, a decommissioned naval ship in Bay City, Michigan. For the purposes of the event, the Edson will be outfitted with touch-screen panels and other technologies to simulate the interior of a starship. In addition, we will be using moveable trailers and additional locations in the Bay City, MI area to simulate the existence of other ships within the fleet which some players may visit.

Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work

Our promotional description of the event:
“The Outbound Hope Mission is a multi-day, live-action role-playing event intended to give players the realistic, immersive experience of being aboard a space-bound starship. Hosted within the interior of the decommissioned USS Edson in Bay City, Michigan, players will be engaged in three days of exciting science-fiction adventures and missions. For the duration of the event, the Edson will be outfitted to serve as the Ascendant Dawn, a military vessel leading a fleet of colonists into the unknown. With a crew of over 100 individuals, players will need to work together – and against each other – to fulfill duties and objectives unique to their character.” Our game world itself is based heavily on a gritty, real-world future as hinted at by modern scientific and political projections. Plausible science and experience (alongside play-ability) is a major piece of our worldbuilding efforts. The game itself is established in two blockbuster-style events in November of 2018. For players, registration price includes food, lodging, unique characters, and full costuming/gear. For more details, check out our “about” page at https://outboundhope.com/about-the-event/.

Websites

http://www.outboundhope.com
http://www.facebook.com/outboundhope

Photograph Gallery

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The Amtgard Larp Rules

by Robert Davies | Nov 10, 2018 | LARP Profiles, Larp Rules

Amtgard Larp

Amtgard is a major fantasy boffer larp in the United States. It uses the common American convention of “chapters”. Chapters are clubs that agree to all play by the same rules. This allows Amtgard to federate itself over a large area. The result is that you’ll find this system all over the USA and also in other continents. For example continental Europe.

The Larp Rule Books

As an organisation, it has developed considerable support for its members. This includes the rulebooks referenced via this post. In fact, it has its own library of books.

The link here not only gives access to the main rulebook. but also supporting monster rules. Additionally, there is support for chapters as well.

The Amtgard documents are here

However, if you need more information; it exists. There is a Wiki. And a rules discussion/clarification group on Facebook.

Want to See Your Larps Rulebook featured?

So Would we. Take a look at a the form on this post that describes our project to collate larp rules and we’ll be happy to add it.

The Lost Star Chronicles

by Robert Davies | Jul 18, 2018 | LARP Profiles

Group Name: The Lost Star Chronicles

Country: UK

Website: http://www.loststarchronicles.co.uk/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheLostStarChronicles/about/

Describe Your Game Genre: Action adventure fantasy

Who Creates Characters: The Player

How Much Plot is Tailored to individual Characters: It Varies

How Long Has the Group Been Running For: 3 years (as of July 2018)

How Frequently do you run events and for a players what is the commitment level to attend all events like

We run events twice a month on a sunday, well we have our core players who show up almost every event however it is entirely down to the individual how quickly they want a character to advance

Typically What Are the Facilities Like at your Game Sites:

Well we don’t really have facilities as we only run day events though our regular does have a nice pub and we always meet for breakfast before the event

Finally Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work:

Each of the world’s are very different there is A steampunk world void of magic but overencumbered with strange technologies A world set in the 15th century a blend of old world magics and new world religion A world based on a celtic interpretation of the arthurian legend mixed with the fey wilds A desert world ruled by lizard kings with human slaves A world based around an interpretation of the norse mythos and realms A world of evil overlords bloody tyrants and tortured slaves though there is a light on the horizon.

The Lost Star Chronicles Gallery

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Aurum LARP

by Robert Davies | Apr 29, 2018 | LARP Profiles

We are currently a small (20-30 players) game with a small rulebook (<100 pages) that is easy to pick up. Because we are new, everyone is around the same level amd working together to survive and ‘win’ the weekend. We have a great range of players from veterans to brand new as well.

Group Name: Aurum LARP

Web Page: http://www.aurumlarp.com/

Other Web Page:http://www.facebook.com/aurumlarp

Describe Your Game Genre: Steampunk

Who Creates Characters: The Player

How Much Plot is Tailored to individual Characters? It Varies

How Long Has the Group Been Running For? Less than one year

How Frequently do you run events and for a players what is the commitment level to attend all events like?
Once a month. There is very little obligation to attend consecutive events, though we hope to entertain you enough that you’ll Want to do so.

Typically What Are the Facilities Like at your Game Sites?

We typically use scout camps and camps with accessibility features when we can. We always make sure camps have cabins with beds and some sort of mattress, indoor plumbing, showers, and a kitchen.

Finally Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work

Aurum is a Gaslight Fantasy, “Steampunk” themed combat (boffer) LARP located in New Jersey (NJ) centered around exploration, discovery and teamwork. Join as a freelance worker, or come in as a subcontracted company, to help establish the framework of civilization in the wilderness of Antioch during the spring, summer and fall. Or come and enjoy gatherings in the old world during the winter months, where science fairs, holiday balls, and other events could help you establish connections and/or give you the edge you need to thrive and survive in Antioch.

Aurum Larp Gallery

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Criminal Contact

by Robert Davies | Apr 21, 2018 | LARP Profiles

Group Name: Criminal Contact

Web Page: https://www.facebook.com/criminalcontact/

Describe Your Game Genre: Frontier town interactive economic environment

Who Creates Characters: The Player

How Much Plot is Tailored to individual Characters? It Varies

How Long Has the Group Been Running For? 7 years

How Frequently do you run events and for a players what is the commitment level to attend all events like?

Events usually occur twice a year around April and September. Each event stands alone, with running themes being propagated from one to the next. Participants may adopt different characters at each event with only the fictional setting and game format remaining the same. This allows for players to vary their experiences and miss events without penalty.

Typically What Are the Facilities Like at your Game Sites? The regular site is woodland with a covered ‘out of game’ area. Facilities include a site shop, toilets and lunch options if required.

Finally Tell us anything else you would like to about Your Game World, and How Your Events Work

Criminal Contact is a unique open world roleplay event based around a functioning economy, where characters supply and demand various items for players to trade, transport, smuggle or steal. While players may ‘unlock’ airsoft firearms to use at these events, it is important to note that firefights have consequences! In short, this is NOT a regular airsoft skirmish disguised with a theme.